Azerbaijan national under-21 football team

Azerbaijan U-21
NicknameMilli (The National Team)
AssociationAssociation of Football
Federations of Azerbaijan
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAykhan Abbasov
CaptainFarid Yusifli
Most capsCəlal Hüseynov (21)
Top scorerMusa Qurbanlı (6)
FIFA codeAZE
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
 Estonia 0–5 Azerbaijan
(Pärnu, Estonia; 3 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Austria 7–0 Azerbaijan
(Sankt Pölten, Austria; 9 October 2015)
Azerbaijan 0–7 Germany 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 9 November 2017)
 England 7–0 Azerbaijan
(Bristol, United Kingdom; 15 October 2024)
Note: Records for competitive
matches only.

The Azerbaijan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by the AFFA.

Records

Olympics

Did Not Compete

UEFA U-21 record

  • 1978 - 1991: part of the Soviet Union
  • 1992 - 1994: did not participate
  • 1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 1998: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2007: Lost in preliminary round.
  • 2009: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2011: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2013: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2017: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2019: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2021: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2023: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2025: 6th of 6 in qualification group.

Results

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Group F

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 8 1 1 41 6 +35 25 Final tournament — 2–1 9–1 3–0 7–0 7–0
2  Ukraine 10 8 0 2 20 7 +13 24 3–2 — 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0
3  Serbia 10 5 1 4 13 18 −5 16 0–3 1–0 — 1–2 2–0 2–0
4  Northern Ireland 10 3 2 5 10 10 0 11 0–0 1–2 1–2 — 0–1 5–0
5  Luxembourg 10 2 2 6 6 23 −17 8 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 — 2–0
6  Azerbaijan 10 1 0 9 4 30 −26 3 1–5 0–3 0–2 0–1 3–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2027 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Group F

Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 5 4 1 0 21 0 +21 13 Final tournament — 31 Mar '26 6 Oct '26 3–0 5–0 30 Sep '26
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 18 7 +11 10 Play-offs 0–2 — 27 Mar '26 1–0 30 Sep '26 12–0
3  Czech Republic 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 10 0–0 2–0 — 30 Sep '26 5–0 31 Mar '26
4  Bulgaria 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7 25 Sep '26 6 Oct '26 2–1 — 31 Mar '26 3–0
5  Azerbaijan 5 1 2 2 5 14 −9 5 27 Mar '26 3–3 25 Sep '26 1–1 — 6 Oct '26
6  Gibraltar 6 0 0 6 1 31 −30 0 0–11 25 Sep '26 1–2 26 Mar '26 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA Under-21 Qualification

# Year M W D L GF GA GD
1 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Did Not Compete
2 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
3 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
4 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
5 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
6 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
7 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
8 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
9 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
10 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 1 0 9 5 36 -31
11 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 1 1 6 5 20 -15
13 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 3 5 4 17 -13
14 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 0 0 8 0 22 -22
15 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 0 3 7 1 17 -16
16 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4
17 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 0 3 7 6 21 -15
18 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 1 1 6 8 19 -11
19 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 2 1 5 6 18 -12
20 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 2 1 5 9 15 -6
21 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 3 5 8 19 -11
22 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 0 3 7 6 27 -21
23 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 0 8 6 18 -12
24 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 1 7 12 24 -12
25 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 1 0 9 4 30 -26
26 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16/26 132 16 20 96 81 308 -227

Schedule and results

2016

22 January 2016 Antalya Cup Ukraine  1–2  Azerbaijan Antalya
19:00 Chumak 49' Report Alasgarov 58' (pen.), 85'
24 January 2016 Antalya Cup Azerbaijan  3–0  Saudi Arabia Antalya
17:00 Alasgarov 8' (pen.), 77'
Jafarov 18' (pen.)		 Report
26 January 2016 Antalya Cup Azerbaijan  4–0  Albania Antalya
13:00 Mustafayev 63'
Salahli 74'
Mirzayev 80'
Abdullazade 90'		 Report
28 January 2016 Antalya Cup Azerbaijan  4–0  Bahrain Antalya
13:00 Tashkin 5'
Jafarov 24'
Nasirli 79'
Huseynov 83'		 Report
24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) 2017 UEFA Q Russia  2–2  Azerbaijan Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don
17:30 Zuyev 51'
Barinov 56'		 Report Madatov 46'
Mammadov 59'		 Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
28 May 2016 Friendly Slovenia  4–1  Azerbaijan Nova Gorica
16:00 Ožbolt 26' (pen.), 54'
Štulac 46'
Kostanjšek 77'		 Report Jafarov 53' Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dragoslav Peric (Slovenia)
31 May 2016 Friendly Slovenia  1–2  Azerbaijan Ajdovščina
16:00 Štulac 23' Report Madatov 10'
Abdullayev 45'		 Stadium: Ajdovščina Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)
3 June 2016 Friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–0  Azerbaijan Krško, Slovenia
Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium
6 September 2016 (2016-09-06) 2017 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–1  Faroe Islands Dalga Arena, Baku
16:00 Madatov 88' Report Jónsson 40' Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) 2017 UEFA Q Finland  0–0  Azerbaijan Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
17:30 Report Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard-Andersen (Denmark)

2017

28 March 2017 Friendly Turkey  4–0  Azerbaijan Istanbul, Turkey
Bozok 56', 86'
Kanatsızkuş 18', 83'		 Report Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Referee: Emre Malok (Turkey)
8 June 2017 Friendly Czech Republic  2–1  Azerbaijan Salzburg, Austria
Report Madatov 20' Attendance: 100
31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) 2019 UEFA Q Israel  3–1  Azerbaijan Acre Municipal Stadium, Acre
18:30 Barshazki 12'
Peretz 38'
Plakuschenko 57'		 Report Jafarov 70' Referee: Cătălin Gaman (Romania)
5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) 2019 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–3  Republic of Ireland Dalga Arena, Baku
17:00 Madatov 12' Report Manning 9', 37'
Grego-Cox 51'		 Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)
6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) 2019 UEFA Q Germany  6–1  Azerbaijan Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus
19:00 Ochs 8', 36'
Dahoud 34'
Krivotsyuk o.g' (53)
Hartel 72'
Teuchert 83'		 Report Safarzade 86' Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)
9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) 2019 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  0–7  Germany Dalga Arena, Baku
15:00 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)
14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) 2019 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  0–0  Kosovo Dalga Arena, Baku
15:00 Report Attendance: 150
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

2018

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) Friendly Azerbaijan  0–1  Albania Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZST (UTC+4)
23 January 2018 (2018-01-23) Friendly Azerbaijan  1–1  Georgia Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZST (UTC+4) Akhaladze o.g' (45)
26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) Friendly Azerbaijan  1–0  Albania Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZST (UTC+4) Iskandarov 52'
22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) 2019 UEFA Q Kosovo  2–0  Azerbaijan Adem Jashari Stadium, Mitrovica
19:00 Hasani 54'
Kolgeci 61'		 Report Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)
27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) 2019 UEFA Q Republic of Ireland  1–0  Azerbaijan Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:30 Sweeney 90+9' Report Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
4 June 2018 (2018-06-04) Friendly Kazakhstan  1–1  Azerbaijan Astana Arena, Astana
13:00 AZST (UTC+4) Tashkin 33' Report Abiken 80' (pen.) Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Friendly Azerbaijan  3–3  Hungary Dalga Arena, Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+4) Shahverdiyev 49' (pen.)
Dadashov 67'
Krivotsyuk 71'		 Report Makrai 29'
Haris 37'
Tajti 52'		 Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
6 September 2018 (2018-09-06) 2019 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–1  Israel Dalga Arena, Baku
19:00 (21:00 AZT) Dadashov 1' Report Weissman 30' Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) 2019 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–3  Norway Dalga Arena, Baku
18:00 (20:00 AZT) Ekincier 56' Report Risa 48'
Thorsby 50', 76'		 Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) 2019 UEFA Q Norway  1–1  Azerbaijan Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
18:15
Report
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
15 November 2018 (2018-11-15) Friendly Azerbaijan  0–1  Ukraine Dalga Arena, Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+4) Report Musolitin 81' Attendance: 200
Referee: Ravan Hamzazade (Azerbaijan)
19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) Friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–0  Azerbaijan Training Centre, Zenica
Mulahusejnović 34'
Jurić 73'		 Report Attendance: 250
Referee: Dragan Petrović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2019

6 June 2019 (2019-06-06) 2021 UEFA Q Liechtenstein  1–0  Azerbaijan Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
19:00
Report Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  2–1  Slovakia Dalga Arena, Baku
20:30(AZT) Ekincier 7', 90+3' Report Tupta 82' Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (North Macedonia)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  0–3  Georgia Dalga Arena, Baku
20:30(AZT) Report
10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) 2021 UEFA Q France  5–0  Azerbaijan Stade de l'Épopée, Calais
21:00
Report Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  0–1   Switzerland Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
18:00 (20:00 AZT) Report
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Novak Simovic (Serbia)
14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–0  Liechtenstein Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
15:00 (18:00 AZT) Ekincier 65' Report Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus)
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Friendly Azerbaijan  1–1  Ukraine Dalga Arena, Baku
15:00 (18:00 AZT) Kökcü 48' Report Rusyn 65' Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

2020

7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–2  France Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
(AZT) Bayramov 90' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halis Özkahya, (Turkey)
8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 2021 UEFA Q Slovakia  2–1  Azerbaijan Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra
16:30
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2021 UEFA Q Georgia  1–0  Azerbaijan Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori
17:00 (19:00 GET)
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Dzmitry Dzmitryieu (Belarus)
12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) 2021 UEFA Q Switzerland  2–1  Azerbaijan Stockhorn Arena, Thun
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[1]
  • Match dates: 23 and 26 March 2023
  • Opposition: Albania and Slovenia
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2023, after the match against Slovenia
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Rüstam Samiqullin (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 4 0 Sabah
12 1GK Sahib Hasanov (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 0 0 Shamakhi
22 1GK Rza Jafarov (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 1 0 Neftçi
2 2DF Abdulla Rzayev (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 4 0 Kapaz
3 2DF Şirxan Hasanzada (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 1 0 Qarabağ
13 2DF Mirali Ahmadov (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 3 0 Sabail
14 2DF Hüseyn Babayev (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 1 0 Neftçi
15 2DF Süleyman Damadayev (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 1 0 Gabala
16 2DF İbrahim Ramazanov (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 1 0 Gabala
23 2DF Samet Karakoç (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 1 0 Ispartaspor
24 2DF Xayyam Hüseynov (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 1 0 Turan Tovuz
4 3MF Mahir Hasanov (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 2 0 Kapaz
5 3MF Nazim Hasanzada (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 1 0 Daugavpils
6 3MF Ramin Nasirli (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 2 0 Daugavpils
8 3MF Farid Yusifli (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 3 0 Neftçi
10 3MF Veysal Rzayev (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 5 0 Turan Tovuz
18 3MF Nihad Faracli (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 2 0 TuS Koblenz
19 3MF Samir Abdullayev (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 4 1 Sabail
21 3MF Elçin Qasımov (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 1 0 Turan Tovuz
7 4FW Camal Cafarov (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 5 1 Sabah
11 4FW Samir Maharramli (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 2 0 Kapaz
20 4FW Emil Safarov (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 4 0 Gabala

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Azerbaijan under-21 team within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Akpar Valiyev (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 1 0 Shamakhi v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
GK Yusif Imanov (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 0 0 Sabah v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
GK Eldar Tagizade (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 0 0 Clermont Foot v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
DF Ismayil Zulfugarli (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 9 1 Neftçi v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
DF Rufat Ahmadov (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 2 0 Gabala v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
DF Nihad Guliyev (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 2 0 Qarabağ v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
DF Rahim Cafarli (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 0 0 Qarabağ v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
MF Sabuhi Abdullazade (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 15 0 Sumgayit v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
MF Adilkhan Garahmadov (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 8 0 Sabail v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
MF Jeyhun Nuriyev (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 2 0 Sabah v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
FW Musa Gurbanli (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 13 4 Qarabağ v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
FW Ildar Alekperov (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 6 0 Sabah v.  Norway, 14 June 2022

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Aykhan Abbasov
Assistant coach Emin Imamaliev
Araz Gulamov
Goalkeeping coach Uzeyir Ibrahimov

Manager history

See also

References

  1. ^ "MİLLİ KOMANDALAR / AZƏRBAYCAN U-21 / OYUNÇULAR" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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